Classic Case was an American

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band from

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, formed in 2002.Classic Case
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History

Vocalist/guitarist Jared Draughon and guitarist Mitchell Marlow formed the band in the early months of 2002 in their hometown of

. They had played in a punk band together before but had been separated for two years, with Marlow living and studying in Brooklyn, NY. Marlow persuaded Draughon to relocate the band to Brooklyn where they would begin rehearsing with Marlow's former Sound of Speed drummer, Stephan Linde. Shortly afterward, they recruited bassist Eric Mendelson, a cohort from New Jersey, who rounded out the initial lineup of the band. The four recorded and released an EP dubbed ''It's Been Business Doing Pleasure With You''. The band then played with

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. In 2004, original drummer Stephan Linde, was replaced by his longtime friend and fellow Long Islander, Durijah Lang (

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, The Stryder). After several months of touring and writing, the band delved into a

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for 3 months to record their debut full-length, Dress to Depress. Classic Case spent 2005 with the addition of former Beloved vocalist/guitarist Josh Moore being brought into the fold, and the band packing up and returning to its birthplace in

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. '' Dress to Depress'' was released October 18, 2005, on Help/Fiddler Records. Fiddler Records dissolved shortly after the record was released. Their record ''

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'' was produced by the lead singer and guitarist of the band Helmet,

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. The album was released on

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on February 20, 2007. As of mid-January, Mitchell Marlow was no longer listed as a

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ist on the band's Myspace page. Classic Case has since announced publicly that though Mitchell is no longer in Classic Case, it is an amicable split and they are still good friends. He later joined fellow North Carolina band

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and also played guitar for

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. In addition, Durijah Lang is currently playing with

and

. Jared Draughon is currently performing in Must Be the Holy Ghost. Must Be the Holy Ghost signed with Cardigan Records in January 2014. Must Be the Holy Ghost released his debut album, ''Get Off'', on April 1, 2014. Must Be The Holy Ghost was direct support for

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for their album release show at Lincoln Theater in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Discography

Albums

*''Dress to Depress'' (

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, October 18, 2005) *''Losing at Life'' (

, February 20, 2007)

EPs/singles

* ''It's Been Business Doing Pleasure with You'' ( EP, 2003) * ''Black Unicorn Split'' (split with

) (2006)

References

External links

*
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